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o He has experience in the public and private sectors, he has been a promoter of the formalization of small-scale mining in the regions-The Executive Branch, through the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM), appointed Juan Isaias Samanez Bilbao as Vice Minister of Mines, a professional with more than 25 years of experience in the public and private sectors, with a specialty in strategic planning, resolution of social conflicts and design and implementation of management systems in safety, occupational health and the environment.
The new vice minister served as regional director of Energy and Mines (DREM) in the Regional Government of Junin, between 2015 and 2018 and, subsequently, in the Regional Government of Ayacucho during 2020.
In this position, he promoted the process of small-scale mining formalization in both regions, promoting sustainable development, leading inspection actions, safety supervision, occupational health and the environment, ensuring compliance with regulations and commitments assumed.
Likewise, he worked in the Mining Concessions Directorate of the Geological, Mining and Metallurgical Institute (Ingemmet), in addition to holding management and advisory positions in private companies that operate in various regions.
Samanez Bilbao is a Mining Engineer from the National University of Central Peru - UNCP and a masters degree in Safety and Environment in Mining awarded by that same university.
He also has diplomas in Environmental Management and Evolution of Environmental Impact, and Specialization in Mining Safety, among others; in addition to an international PAMA Mine Risk Prevention and Recovery Technology course held in South Korea.
The vice minister affirmed that he has an impeccable professional career free of questions, and indicated that he takes on the challenge to give greater impetus to the arrival of greater mining investments and support the formalization of small-scale mining and artisanal mining activities.
Supreme Resolution No. 008-2026-EM, which makes his appointment official, was published today in the official newspaper El Peruano and bears the signatures of the President of the Republic, Jose Jeri, and the Minister of Energy and Mines, Luis Bravo De La Cruz.
Lima, February 5, 2026
